Places synesthesiac Wants to Go

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.

Wisconsin’s oldest Chinese restaurant, still glowing beneath its historic neon sign.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This collection is the largest in the world dedicated to Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Sleepy Minneapolis block beats Guinness Record for most churches on one city block.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

The only thing these street signs will help you navigate is your imagination.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.